Lamar Odom's Rep Releases Statement, Urges Public To "Not Listen To False Information"
Posted on Wed Oct 14th, 2015 8:10am PDT By X17 Staff
We are heartbroken over this, because we always loved Lammy.
There have been numerous reports about Lamar Odom's condition since he was rushed to the hospital in Las Vegas yesterday after being found unconscious at a local brothel, but his rep is pleading with the public not to take every rumor as fact.
“Family and friends are extremely concerned for Lamar. Please don't listen to the false information being circulated unofficially. Please respect the family's privacy during this difficult time," longtime publicist Eve Sarkisyan tells Us in a statement.
Sources at the brothel tell TMZ that there were no outward signs that the troubled basketball player was using drugs other than herbal Viagra, but they did say that his mood drastically changed after receiving a phone call from a pal about the Sunday episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which focused on Khloe's concerns for him. You can watch the clip HERE .
The whole NBA community is praying for Odom, and former teammate Kobe Byrant visited the hospital to pray with Khloe and Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner soon after news broke. Khloe is said to be posted up by her former husband's bedside "inconsolable," while Kris was photographed outside the hospital looking distraught in pictures released this morning. The former Laker star's dad Joe, meanwhile, has pleaded for prayers as he waits for an update on his son's condition at his Marina Del Rey apartment. There are whispers that Scott Disick and Rob Kardashian are also headed to Vegas to be by his side.
"He's been in a downward spiral for a while. It's very scary and sad. Things are very, very bad and everyone is praying he pulls through. Everyone is rushing to be with him," a source dished to Us.
Reports are claiming some of the hoopster's organs are failing and he's in a coma being kept alive by a respirator, but those have been unconfirmed. Kendall Jenner just tweeted "Please don't go," so things aren't sounding good...
UPDATE: TMZ is reporting hospital sources have revealed cocaine was found in Odom's system and he has visible track marks on his arms.